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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that he is ready to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Istanbul or Ankara, Ibrahim Kalin, the Turkish presidential spokesperson and adviser, said on Saturday.
“During the phone talks of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, Zelenskyy said that he is ready to meet with Vladimir Putin in Istanbul, Ankara, wherever the Russian leader wants,” Kalin said, quoted by Turkish broadcaster TRT.
Kalin noted that Erdogan had informed Putin about Zelenskyy’s offer.
Meanwhile as per ANI report, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called on governments of several countries including India to appeal to Russia to stop the ongoing conflict.
During a televised address, Kuleba accused Russia of violating the ceasefire agreements and urged it to stop shooting to allow civilians, including foreign students, to evacuate.
“For 30 years, Ukraine was a welcoming home for thousands of students from Africa, Asia… to facilitate their (foreign students’) movement, Ukraine arranged trains, set up hotlines, worked with embassies… The Ukrainian government is doing its best,” he said.
